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From: Kristina Santilla Subject: Survey Update

There are currently 1753 Featherweight on the database owned by 1028different owners.

This is the breakdown:120 people have 2 machines.31 people have 3 machines.21 people have 4 machines.4 people have 5 machines.5 people have 6 machines.7 people have 7 machines.4 people have 8 machines.1 person has 9 machines.3 people have 10 machines.1 person has 13 machines.1 person has 14 machines.1 person has 19 machines.1 person has 27 machines.2 people have 37 machines.The rest have one machine.

There are machines representing all 50 states, New Zealand, Australia,Taiwan, Great Britain, the West Indies, and 7 Canadian Provinces.

If you change to a proportional font this chart might come out evenly.Date*Quantity on Database*Serial number range*Additional comments

AH 191 on database4/22/47 - 17 - AH050371*-AH070370*.6/26/47 - 12 - AH111971*-AH131970*.8/19/47 - 31 - AH193771*-AH223770*. Faceplate changed to striated aroundthis time.10/28/47- 16 - AH316642-AH3453061/22/48 - 22 - AH414609-AH443159 One of these sold new for $145. The cardtablesold for $28.4/20/48 - 24 - AH550998-AH580510 Motor changed from 3-110 to 3-120 around thistime. One of these was purchased new for $125.6/18/48 - 27 - AH641016-AH67000710/1/48 - 24 - AH799765-AH82770212/9/48 - 16 - AH 973921*-AH999999* One of these was purchased new for $148.

AJ 218 on database12/9/48 - 11 - AJ000001*-AJ013920*3/15/49 - 31 - AJ103721*-AJ143720* One of these was purchased new for $145.11/18/49- 24 - AJ189901-AJ2279781/23/50 - 22 - AJ349359-AJ387117 Case changed from lift out tray to shelfon left around this time3/31/50 - 28 - AJ552938-AJ598653 One of these was purchased new for $140.6/1/50 - 43 - AJ616333-AJ6527188/22/50 - 29 - AJ784363-AJ82068810/26/50- 30 - AJ890180-AJ935373

AK 169 on database1/29/51 - 30 AK071321*-AK121320* One of these was originally sold inBrazil. One was purchased new for $150.5/10/51 - 36 - AK390162-AK43925010/31/51- 46 - AK575934-AK626682 Medallion changed to black band around thistime.2/20/52 - 36 - AK746854-AK7949488/11/52 - 18 - AK984876* - AK999999*. One of these was purchased new for$154. Seam allowance gauge began being marked around this time.

EE 18 on database12/24/47- 1 - EE355176 One of these was purchased new for $140. Singer'srecords show these are model 15K5/14/48 - 1 - EE7579199/16/48 - 12 - EE803069-EE81130311/24/48- 1 - EE843332 Singer's records show this is a 128K12/10/48- 3 - EE854764-EE857203

The ranges of numbers above "prove" that were at least 1,821,464 Americanmachines made, at least 164,944 Black British 221's, at least 57,426British 222 Freearms, at least 10,000 Tan British 221's and at least153,909 British white machines. This brings the total Featherweights madeto at least 2,207,743.

Accessories: 16% of the respondents have the oil can, 73% have most or allfeet and 54% have the manual. 15% had none of the above.

88.1% are standard black 221 or 221K7.1% are white 221K3.2% are freearm 222K1.2% are tan 221K or 221J0.4% are wrinkle finish black 221

12.0% of the standard black 221 or 221K have an Anniversary medallion.3 machines have medallions commemorating World's Fairs.

20% have the oil can62.2% have most or all of the attachments50.6% have the manual

1.3% of the machines are still owned by their original owners.

Prices paid in the last five years:The average price paid for a tan machine was $330The average price paid for a white machine was $223..The black 221's and 221K's with the Anniversary medallion average $270compared to the standard black machines with an average of $227.The average price paid for a freearm was $653.

There are also 112 card tables on the database and 12 oval maple cabinets.

There is a set of true twins! They actually have consecutive serial numbers.AJ566414 resides in Napa, California & AJ566415 resides in Ormond Beach,Florida.

Happy collecting!Krisi----------------------------Time for another Featherweight Survey update! If you would like to addyour machine(s) to the database please e-mail me atsantilla@umd5.umd.edu and I will send you a survey form, or you can fillone out at http://home.comcast.net/~pyecomber/survey/FWFSurvey.htm----------------------------This probably won't line up in columns properly, but the following arethe Featherweight references that I am aware of from Singer's datapages.There are at least 85 more that we need.